The Ionia boys basketball team rallied from a six-point halftime deficit Tuesday night to defeat the Orioles of Charlotte 55-49.

It was the first win of the season for the Bulldogs, and the first for coach Mark DeLap as Ionia's bench general.

"We started strong tonight, then struggled in the second as they scored 22 points on us," DeLap said. "The kids caught fire in the third though.

"We had balanced scoring and the kids played aggressive on defense."

Ionia got offensive contributions from eight players, three that finished the night with double-digit point totals. The Bulldogs have had a total of six players score 10 or more points through four games this season.

On Tuesday, Colin Prominski led Ionia with a double-double that included 15 points and 10 rebounds. Austin Gregory finished with 14 points and Austin Wollcott scored 12.

Zac Barna pulled down 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs as well.

Trailing 34-28 at the break, Ionia came out in the third and outscored the Orioles 14-7 to take a 42-41 advantage heading into the fourth.

They held on to a two-point lead with 2:00 left in the game, and held on to pick up the victory.

Ionia (1-3) will travel to Haslett on Friday to close out the first quarter of the season with a Capital Area Activities Conference Red tilt against the Vikings.